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Members & Partners

Members

CEP proudly includes 93 members from 39 EU countries and 42 EU jurisdictions. Our strength lies in the power of collaboration. Our partnerships with members and various organisations have significantly broadened our impact within the European criminal justice sector. Together, we strive to foster innovation, share best practices, and engage a growing audience, united in our mission to advance justice and rehabilitation across Europe.

Member organisations

Associate members

Affiliate members

Honorary members

Patrons & ambassadors

Member organisations

Find an overview of our member organisations, listed by country. Explore the network of institutions and organisations that contribute to our shared mission.

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Albania

National Probation Service England & Wales

70 Petty France
LONDON SW1H 9EX

Ministry of Justice Kosovo

“Luan Haradinaj”
p.n. 10000 Prishtinë

Ministry of Justice and constitutional affairs Germany

Ministry of Justice Azerbaijan

Baku, 9
A.Nematulla street AZ
11154 BAKU

Interventions Alliance

Office 8 Waterman House
1 Lord Street
Gravesend
Kent DA12 1AW

HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)

Ministry of Justice
102, Petty France
London SW1H 9AJ

Associate Members

Associate members of CEP include organisations that contribute to our mission by providing specialised knowledge and support. Their collaboration enhances our initiatives and broadens our impact in the European criminal justice sector.

Swiss Centre of Expertise in Prison and Probation (SCEPP)

Switzerland

Sheffield Hallam University

United Kingdom

The University of Glasgow

Scotland

West University of Timisoara

Romania

University of Justice

Poland

VEBO

Switzerland

Interventions Alliance

United Kingdom

École Nationale d’Administration Pénitentiaire (ENAP)

France

De Montfort University

United Kingdom

Avans University of Applied Sciences

Netherlands

Hogeschool Utrecht

Netherlands

University of Ghent

Belgium

Affiliate Members

Affiliate CEP membership offers a tailored connection to the CEP for those not fitting standard membership categories. Approved by the Board and recognised at the General Assembly, this membership supports the development of a global network for probation services, promoting cooperation and shared objectives.

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

American Probation and Parole Association

European Network for the Work with Perpetrators of Domestic Violence (WWP EN)

ICPA

The International Corrections & Prison Association

United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI)

Penal Reform International (PRI) 

Honorary Members

Honorary members are individuals recognised by the CEP for their exceptional contributions to the organisation’s goals and activities, with their membership status conferred by the CEP Board and confirmed at the General Assembly. This honorary status is a mark of esteem and appreciation for their significant impact on the CEP’s mission.

Ministry of Justice, Center of Probation Ukraine

Ukraine

John Stafford

United Kingdom

Peter Palsma

Netherlands

Brian Heath

Jersey

Stephen Pitts

United Kingdom

Willem van der Brugge

Netherlands

Fergus McNeill

Scotland

Lucia Castellano

Italy

Lennart Palmgren

Sweden

Gerry McNally

Ireland

Jan Schepel

Netherlands

Anton van Kalmthout

Netherlands

William Rentzmann

Denmark

Rob Canton

United Kingdom

Mike Nellis

Scotland

Leo Tigges

Netherlands

Imants Jurevičius

Latvia

John Walters

United Kingdom

Riccardo Turrini Vita

Italy

John Scott

United Kingdom

Dimitar Rusinov

Bulgaria

Yves Perrier

France

Lenka Oureníckova

Czech Republic

David O’Donovan

Ireland

Erich Marks

Germany

Patrick Madigou

France

Margareta Lindholm

Sweden

Peter Gründler

Switzerland

Martine Dikmans

Netherlands

Alain Delapraz

Switzerland

Geoff Cartledge

United Kingdom

Hans-Ulrich Bruni

Switzerland

Renato Breda

Italy

Jaime Martín Barberan

Spain

Gerhard Ploeg

Norway

Michel Groothuizen

Netherlands

Marc Cerón

Spain

Ioan Durnescu

Romania

Patrons & ambassadors

The important role and standing that CEP has achieved is a particular tribute to the vision, energy and commitment of the people who established it and led its early development. In recognition of their invaluable contribution to the development of CEP from the beginning, as the European network and organisation for probation organisations and interests, CEP appointed Breidge Gadd and Jurgen Mutz as its Patrons. CEP Patronship stands for acknowledgement and appreciation of particular and personal commitment and actions for CEP, over many years.

Besides the role of patrons, CEP holds great value and appreciation to its international ambassadors – professionals in the criminal justice field who represent CEP at international level and events.

Breidge Gadd

Patron

Breidge Gadd was involved in social and probation work in her full time professional career
She was Chief Probation Officer for the Northern Ireland Probation Board from 1986 until 2000.

Jürgen Mutz

Patron

I’m not a social worker or a probation officer. I’m not a psychologist or a sociologist. I have studied law. In the course of my career I became a prosecutor, a judge, a governor of a prison for young offenders and president of a district court.

Steve Pitts

Ambassador

As International Ambassador for the Confederation of European Probation, Steve Pitts liaises and works with stakeholders (international bodies, Governments, NGOs and others) globally to support the development and effectiveness of community-based (probation) justice, communicate verbally and in writing to conferences and workshops on probation matters, and represent CEP during the preparation of international events and forums including World Congresses on Probation and the United Nations Crime Congress (Kyoto 2021).

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